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For Spanish workers, Europe's not working

Publication date:
31 May 2012

"Where governments are able to manage the inflow they are becoming more selective," says Professor John Salt (UCL Geography). "What they want are workers with high-level skills who can initiate new ideas or developments, or fill certain skill gaps." Read: Reuters

The Ultimate Sacrifice

Publication date:
29 May 2012

“The poor Aztecs have been made out to be the most brutal people in the world, but if it’s actually warfare, they killed few people,” says Professor Elizabeth Graham (UCL Archaeology). Read: ScienceMore: Times (£)

It brings joy to countless families, but as another disturbing study emerges, what is the truth about IVF and birth defects?

Publication date:
29 May 2012

Dr Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Institute of Child Health) talks about how he’s using the vast Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority database for two new studies, which hopes to reveal what happens later in life to babies conceived by IVF and their mothers. Read: Daily Mail

Winning the Wolfson bid: how UCL secured its biggest research grant…

Publication date:
29 May 2012

Earlier this year UCL received £20m worth of philanthropic funding to set up a new experimental neurology centre. Lori Manders (UCL Development and Alumni Relations) explains how the bid was won. Read: The Guardian